Had a bit of a sleep in and then went on our tour to the royal tombs at 11am. We drove to a number of tombs which were huge and interesting places. The first was the tomb of Tu Duc which was massive and filled with gardens and lakes.The next stop was the tomb of Khai Dinh which was the newer of the tombs we visited. It had great views over the mountains and very steep stairs.The last tomb we visited was the oldest, tomb of Minh Mang. This was the largest tomb com...

Despite yesterday's problems we got up and decided we'd give the place another chance. We went down to reception to book a tour to the Imperial tombs near Hue and the airport transfer for Friday. While booking the tour we mentioned the problem we had getting suggestions for restaurants last night. The woman at concierge apologised for what happened and gave us a good suggestion and even got the menu emailed and printed for us. We walked over to the Citade...

We arrived in Hue a bit after 1pm and checked into the hotel, La Residence. Hotel is situated in old French governor's building, a beautiful hotel and grounds.We decided to go down to hotel receptions to get some directions to the nearest supermarket and shopping centre to get some supplies and also to get some lunch. We went to the area where were told there was a shopping centre but due to a misunderstanding we were directed to the shopping area. We found a...